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  1. ph321

    Riviera 46 Sports Motor Yacht....thoughts?

    Hi Irie, Figured I'd add my 2c worth as I've just made the move from a shaft drive to IPS Riviera. Build quality on their newer boats is excellent and I asked a lot of people with hands on experience about the IPS before buying. The feedback from the mechanics working on them everyday was...
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    Comments on AB

    I've got a 11DLX with a 40hp etec. Great tender, smooth riding and I never need to add air. I'd definitely recommend AB. Paul
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    Hi from Gosford, Australia

    Hi Craig, I'm just around the corner from you at Saratoga. Small world. Had a Sea Ray until just recently when we swapped for a Riviera. Do you keep yours at Gosford? Paul
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    48DA LOA

    This is from the owner's manual for a 2007. 51' LOA. Paul
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    48 DA Owners Club

    Most likely the latching solenoid. You can try and use jumper leads to connect the two sides. If you get power to the unit then that's your problem.
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    Brunswick selling off Sea Ray brand

    I had a 48DA beforehand so moved from a Sundancer to a flybridge. The main reason was having kids and a lounge room with a view became a priority. We have a baby gate where the main door is and our toddler can run and dance around the lounge room burning off energy without us having to worry...
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    Brunswick selling off Sea Ray brand

    Are you looking at buying new? They are highly regarded here in Australia. The new ones look nice and they've stuck with shaft drives whereas Riviera have really focused on Pod drives up to 60ft.
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    48 DA Owners Club

    This is exactly what happened to me. I went over the engines as best as I could and ended up just taking the extra 1/2" out of the prop showing the higher load. Paul
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    Small bit of water in corner of windshield on Sundancer 48,50,510 (depending on year-LOL)

    Mine was exactly the same. I guess the windshield was leaking somewhere but I didn't really look into it that much.
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    500 / 52DB Engine Room Access

    Thanks for the replies. I've had experience with MANs before and do have an authorised service centre about an hour away. I agree the QSMs would be preferred so I might just wait for the right one to come up if the deal on the MANs boat isn't worthwhile.
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    500 / 52DB Engine Room Access

    Thanks for the replies. In that case, it looks like the salt water service will be a painful job. One of the boats I'm looking at has MANs so aftercoolers and heat exchangers are to be serviced every 2 years. Thanks, Paul
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    500 / 52DB Engine Room Access

    Hi, Have tried searching but haven't found the answer. Considering moving from the 48DA to a 500 or 52DB as it probably suits how we boat better now. Is there much involved in lifting the lounges & saloon floor for good access to the engines? Access to the outside of the engines looks like it...
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    48 DA Owners Club

    Mine's the same. If it's pushed on tight it doesn't seem to cause any issues. Paul
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    48 DA Owners Club

    Yes, one of the best features of the boat and we would be lost without it. Perfectly clean for drinking. We go out once a year for two weeks straight and have done that without the 48 touching a dock. We just use the tender when we need to go to shore. We can hose the boat, have long showers...
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    2007 48 Sundancer Salon AC unit

    Unfortunately, I can't help with this. But I am interested to know how it's done, mine's fairly rusty. No doubt I'll be looking to replace it soon enough.
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    Sudden development of loud knock in Cummins 8.3

    Hi Rusty, I did notice your other thread about the props. My understanding with modern diesels is they use x amount of diesel to produce a given amount of horsepower whether that horsepower is produced at 2200rpm or 2400rpm. In other words you should use the same amount of diesel to cruise at...
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    Sudden development of loud knock in Cummins 8.3

    From what I have read here and boatdiesel.com the main cause for 480CEs dropping valves is over-propping causing EGTs that are too high. If this boat is still running the props fitted by Sea Ray it will almost certainly need 1-2" of pitch taken out to bring the loads back to Cummins specs. It...
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    New site - self help thread

    Mine just shows "Go to first unread message". I'm hovering over the text, not the little dot. Chrome on Windows 10. Also, I'm still having the same issues with the Signature mentioned above. Other than that. All looks great. Thanks,
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    New site - self help thread

    New site looks good. One thing though, will it go back to showing a preview of the first post when you hover the cursor over the thread title?
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    460 DA Owners Thread

    This sounds like the same failure that has occurred a bit on the 48DA. This post probably describes best what is involved. They chose to remove the engine however I know a friend of mine had this issue and completed the repair in the water without removing the engine. It's tight but possible on...
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